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COCAINE

  • Origin: 90% of cocaine POWDER in the US comes from Colombia
  • 90% of the cocaine(in general aka no SPECIFIC type) shipped to the US comes from somewhere Central America-Mexico
  • Legal Status: Cocaine is a Schedule II drug under the Controlled Substances Act, meaning it has a high potential for abuse and limited medical usage.

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Heroin


  • Origin: In the form of black tar = Most likely Mexico
  • In the form of white heroin = Most likely from Colombia
  • Also comes from Southeast Asia (Thailand, Laos, and Myanmar (Burma), Southwest Asia (Afghanistan and Pakistan)
  • Legal Status: Heroin is a Schedule I substance under the Controlled Substances Act = very likely to be abused and no medical use for it at the moment


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METHAMPHETAMINE



  • Origin: Mexican drug trafficking organizations have become the primary manufacturers and distributors of methamphetamine to cities throughout the United States
  • Legal Status: Meth is a Schedule II drug under the Controlled Substances Act, meaning it has a high potential for abuse and limited medical usage.


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ECSTASY


  • Origin: Mostly from Canada, but also from the Netherlands and parts of the US
  • Legal Status: Schedule I substance under the Controlled Substances Act = very likely to be abused and no medical use for it at the moment


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OXYCODONE


  • Origin: Oxycodone is synthesized from thebaine, a constituent of the poppy plant.
  • Legal Status: Oxycodone products are in Schedule II of the federal Controlled Substances Act of 1970


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